Seroprevalence of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in Albania

Parasitology Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 481-485

  Rapti, Dhimiter ^a   Rehbein, Steffen ^b  

^a Fakulteti I Mjeksise Veterinare   (Albania)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DOG DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALBANIA; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

EID: 77955470613     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1914-y     Document Type: Article

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